D1Softball Top 25 Rankings: Oklahoma Holds Strong; UCF, Illinois Enter
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It was an opening weekend to remember with Top 25 matchups across the country.
No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 Alabama remain at the top after going undefeated with wins against ranked opponents. No. 3 Florida climbs two spots after wins against No. 17 Michigan and USF.
UCLA remains at No. 4 — there’s no shame in losing a close one against the Sooners — followed by No. 5 Florida State and No. 6 Washington. Oklahoma State drops to No. 7, just ahead of a hot Virginia Tech squad. The Hokies went 5-0 with wins over No. 14 Missouri, No. 18 Kentucky and No. 21 Northwestern.
Arkansas falls a spot to No. 9 after a 3-2 weekend in Puerto Vallarta, just ahead of No. 10 Texas.
New entrants to the poll include No. 24 UCF, which defeated Georgia in thrilling walk-off fashion on opening day, and No. 25 Illinois. Liberty and James Madison drop out. Liberty went 0-4 against tough competition, while James Madison did not play.
The SEC leads all conferences with eight ranked teams, followed by the Pac-12 with five and the ACC with four. The Big 12 and Big Ten each place three teams in the Top 25, while the AAC and Sun Belt each have one.
| Rank | Team | Overall Record | Previous Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oklahoma |
5-0 | 1 | |
| 2 |  Alabama |
4-0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Florida |
4-0 | 5 | |
| 4 |  UCLA |
4-1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Florida State |
4-0 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Washington |
5-0 | 7 | |
| 7 |  Oklahoma State |
4-1 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Virginia Tech |
5-0 | 11 | |
| 9 |  Arkansas |
3-2 | 8 | |
| 10 |  Texas |
4-1 | 9 | |
| 11 |  Oregon |
4-0 | 16 | |
| 12 |  Duke |
4-1 | 13 | |
| 13 |  Clemson |
3-1 | 14 | |
| 14 |  Missouri |
3-2 | 10 | |
| 15 |  Tennessee |
4-0 | 18 | |
| 16 |  Arizona |
3-1 | 15 | |
| 17 |  Michigan |
3-2 | 12 | |
| 18 |  Kentucky |
4-1 | 20 | |
| 19 |  Georgia |
5-1 | 19 | |
| 20 |  Louisiana |
5-0 | 22 | |
| 21 |  Northwestern |
4-1 | 23 | |
| 22 |  Arizona State |
3-2 | 21 | |
| 23 |  LSU |
4-2 | 17 | |
| 24 |  UCF |
3-1 | NR | |
| 25 |  Illinois |
4-1 | NR | |
| Dropped Out | ||||
 Liberty |
0-4 | 24 | ||
 James Madison |
DNP | 25 | ||